SYDNEY, Aug.2 -- AsiaNet
Q2 EARNINGS...
HONG KONG and LOS ANGELES: LJ International Inc., one of the
fastest growing fine jewelry companies in the world, will
release its second quarter 2004 results pre-market on Thursday,
August 12, 2004, according to a press release.
www.ljintl.com
TOPCODER TOURNAMENT...
GLASTONBURY, Conn.: TopCoder, Inc., the leader in online
programming competition, skills assessment and competitive
software development, has announced Microsoft as the title
sponsor for the 2004 TopCoder Open, according to a press
release.
www.topcoder.com/tco04
TOLL HIKES...
TORONTO: The Ministry of Transportation, as previously
indicated, has filed an appeal of the recent arbitrator's
ruling regarding 407 ETR's ability to increase tolls without
prior government approval, a media statement said.
www.mto.gov.on.ca
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal
amount of two securities issues amounting to a total of US$200
million on August 9 and 10 at a redemption price equal to 100
percent of the principal amount redeemed plus accrued
interest.
www.fanniemae.com
NEW IPO...
READING, Pa.: EnerSys is planning an initial public offering
of 12,500,000 shares of its common stock to the public at a
price of $12.50 per share, a media statement said.
www.enersys.com
REVERSE SPLIT...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla.: Tiger Telematics has successfully
completed the one for 25 reverse split approved by shareholders
at a shareholder meeting on July 9, 2004 and started trading
under the new symbol TGTL on July 30, 2004, a media statement
said.
www.gizmondo.com
www.tigertelematics.com
AMERICAN LAUNCH...
LONDON: Gizmondo Europe Ltd, subsidiary of Jacksonville,
Florida-based, Tiger Telematics Inc, has signed two Letters of
Intent covering sales, account management and distribution of
the Gizmondo device in USA, Canada and Mexico, a media
statement said.
www.gizmondo.com
www.tigertelematics.com
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK...
SINGAPORE: Lehman Brothers, the global investment bank,
issued a third quarterly update to its proprietary Damocles
Early Warning System, which helps identify the risk of external
financial crises in 17 emerging market economies, according to
a press release.
www.lehman.com
OVERACTIVE BLADDERS...
BASEL: The Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use
has recommended that the European Commission grant a Marketing
Authorisation for Novartis Pharma AG's Emselex (darifenacin
hydrobromide), 7.5mg and 15mg, for the treatment of overactive
bladder in all 25 European Union countries as well as Norway
and Iceland, a media statement said.
www.novartis.com
NEW LOOK...
SYDNEY: The Australian International Motor Show will open at
the Darling Harbour on October 7 as the successor to the hugely
successful Sydney Motor Show, a media statement said.
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